American skiing great Mikaela Shiffrin banished her Olympic demons when she won Milan/Cortina slalom gold in emphatic fashion to end a run of eight races without a medal at the Games. Shiffrin held a big first run lead and cried tears of joy after getting her third career gold 1.

United States' skiing great Mikaela Shiffrin won a first Olympic gold in eight years and a second one in the slalom 12 years after the first as she banished her Games demons in emphatic fashion on Wednesday.

American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the Olympic podium for the first time since 2018 on Wednesday, winning gold in alpine skiing women's slalom at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin has accumulated more World Cup wins than any alpine skier and had three Olympic medals to her name entering the 2026 Games, including two golds. But for the United States' star skier, no win may have felt as good as Wednesday's in the slalom.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continue on Wednesday, February 18, with Team USA alpine skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to top the medal podium in the women’s slalom. Entering Wednesday morning’s competition,

With her fourth career Olympic medal, Mikaela Shiffrin tied Julia Mancuso for most by a U.S. woman in Alpine skiing.

Third race is the charm for Shiffrin, who won gold today after failing to podium in her first two races of the 2026 Olympic Games.

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.

Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Winter Olympics medal drought in style on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Games, cruising to gold in the women’s Alpine skiing slalom. The American set herself up with a rapid first run and finished the job in the second,

Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,

Reigning world champion Loic Meillard won gold for Switzerland in the men's slalom on Monday, putting on a blistering performance to take the alpine skiing title at the 2026 Winter Olympics.